Eight arrested for cultism, drug peddling in Kogi poly
The joint security team of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, arrested three students of the institution and five others suspected to be members of a secret society and hard drug peddlers. The arrests were made during…
Kogi NMA suspends chairman
The Nigerian Medical Association, Kogi State Chapter, has suspended its Chairman, Dr Olusola Baoku, for alleged constitutional, administrative and financial infringements. At an emergency congress held in Lokoja, the state capital, on Saturday, a former Chairman of NMA Dr. David…
Appeal court upholds Ododo’s election as Kogi Governor
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, lost their legal battle to unseat Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State as the Court of Appeal dismissed their appeal on Thursday. The appellate court, in a unanimous judgement, affirmed…
Yahaya Bello loses bid to hear N80bn fraud case in Kogi
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has declined the request to transfer the N80.2bn fraud trial of ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, from Abuja to Kogi State. The CJ, in a letter dated July 2…
N80.2Billion Fraud: Court Rejects Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello’s Bid To Transfer Case to Kogi
Justice John Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, has rejected a request by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud case from Abuja to the Kogi division of the court. The Chief Judge…
Armed robbers trail, kill Kogi man after bank transaction
Armed robbers on Friday unleashed mayhem on a man coming out of a new generation bank and dispossessed him of yet to be the yet-to-be-ascertained sum of money before they shot him dead. Eyewitness accounts stated that the armed robbers…
Kogi assembly extends tenure of LG chairmen
The Kogi State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of Transition Committee Chairmen by another Six months. This was the resolution of the hallow chamber during the House plenary on Friday. The extension of the tenure of the Transition…
21 LGAs in 10 states, Federal Capital Territory submerged in flood — FG
ABUJA – THE Federal Government said yesterday no fewer than 21 local government areas in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been submerged by flood as a result of torrential rainfall in the past few days. The…
Yayaha Bello Seeks Transfer Of ‘Money Laundering’ Trial To Kogi
The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to transfer his alleged money laundering trial to Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. At the resumed hearing of…
Kogi Governorship: SDP Candidate Appeals Tribunal Judgement
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka have appealed the judgement of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Muritala in Abuja, which affirmed Ahmed Usman Ododo as the governor. In the appeal filed before the Court…